Which one of the homegrown off-season signings has met or exceeded expectations besides Cook

[Kirby Jackson]

Shakir is fine at that contract. Benford earned his money even if he’s having a rough year. Paying Rousseau was a mistake and paying Bernard was a big mistake. 

[Big Blitz]

They would all be tolerable (Cook is a HR) if this team’s 2022-2024 drafts weren’t so awful.  
 

The 2025 class still TBD.  
 

What all-pro or just pro bowlers have we drafted since 2018 outside of Josh?   
 

How many have the legit SB contenders drafted?

 

Thats the measuring stick.  
 

Not comparing us to every team - comparing us to the SB caliber Teams with SB rosters.
 

That McD wouldn’t even call ours when he was asked.  

[PepeSilvia]

5 hours ago, Avisan said:

Groot has been great, Bedford appears to be rounding back into form, and Hoecht/Boba were as advertised prior to injuries.

 

Defense is getting the job done with a M.A.S.H. unit out there, it seems absurd to be so critical of them when they've put out a league-average performance in each of our losses despite multiple offensive turnovers.

Rousseau is a complimentary DE, being paid as an A.

 

He would be best served in the rotating DE’s role that Autry and Barnett play for DeMeco Ryans i.e. playing early runnings downs then bring in the absolute game wreckers in Anderson and Hunter. 
 

Sure, he has had some nice tipped Int‘s and plays, but he has not once had a game that’s he’s completely taken over.

 

A huge problem is the Bills do not have anyone on the defensive side of the ball the opposing offenses have to game plan for. 

 

Edited 37 minutes ago by PepeSilvia

[Sojourner]

5 hours ago, Avisan said:

Yes?  He's an adequate pass-rusher and is fantastic at everything else.  The elite pash rushers get paid double what he makes.

Oh boy. He’s not paid like an adequate pass rusher my friend. And that is the problem. 
 

He’s paid to be the guy. Nick Bonitto doesn’t make that much more and regularly shows up, same with Karlaftis. 
 

Those guys who are paid double produce in excess of double the plays imo. 
 

For the record, I’m a Groot supporter but his play is like you said… adequate. 
 

Adequate isn’t what you need if you has aspirations of a Super Bowl. 

 

[TBBills Fan]

None

[Bray Wyatt]

I feel like for some of these guys, (shakir and groot in particular) they could do better in a different system than what we ask them do now (blaming coaching here for not living up to contract, though they are not terribly off)

 

Cook was good.

The rest are trash. Bernard due to being an undersized lb was supposed to have speed, yet now he looks to be running like he is stuck in mud, leaving him to guess and when he is wrong it hurts.

 

Benford, I dont know what happened (His head had a long time to clear up from the end of last season), but he is not even remotely the same player as he was last year

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

Here’s a good test: Besides Cook do you think fans of other teams would recognize ANY of the Bills on this list? I’m pretty sure the answer would be “absolutely not”. 

[BADOLBILZ]

5 hours ago, Avisan said:

Yes?  He's an adequate pass-rusher and is fantastic at everything else.  The elite pash rushers get paid double what he makes.

 

I don't know if I'd call him "great" this year.

 

But PFF would.........he is their 9th rated DE/edge in the NFL this season.

 

There are still so many people on TSW who are utterly clueless about football.

 

Benford, on the other hand,  has been shite.  The light is out in his eyes.  He looks like he is just trying to survive the headache.   That play where Bishop had to shoe-string tackle Collins last night.......2024 Benford helps tackle that guy.   He doesn't want it and when he has to make a tackle he gets up looking like he's just seen a ghost.  Scairt.